But he couldn't care less about Bi Gan at this moment. He came up to Ji Chang and looked down at the eight-legged essay pattern on the ground: "The Book of Changes?"
Ji Chang was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that Your Majesty would also know this technique. You should know that this is something I figured out after many years of summarizing and figuring it out."
Zu'an didn't answer him. Instead, he asked, "I've heard that the I Ching can be used for fortune telling. You just cast a divination. What was the outcome?"
Ji Chang looked down at the divination hexagram on the ground and said with a bitter smile, "The Gui Mei hexagram is an ominous sign."
Zuan was taken aback, not expecting him to actually have some skill. This was indeed a very ominous event, and it was related to Di Yi Gui Mei.
If it were a different time, he might have tried to learn the I Ching from the other party, since Ji Chang was the founder of the I Ching, and his I Ching was clearly full of mysterious power.
Unfortunately, he was in no mood for such things at all. He casually waved his hand outside, and soon a subordinate brought in a food box.
He said coldly, "Lord Xibo, I saw that you were suffering in this prison, so I specially had some meat pies made for you to nourish your body."
Immediately afterwards, a jailer brought a plate of meat pies to Ji Chang. The pies were steaming hot and had obviously just been made.
Ji Chang stared at the meat pie in front of him, his expression changing drastically in an instant.
Zu An sneered, "What, is the Marquis of Xibo afraid that I will poison him?"
Ji Chang sighed: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. When the ruler commands a subject to die, the subject must die. Why would there be any need for poison? Your Majesty is grateful for your favor."
So he reached out with trembling hands to the meat pie, brought it to his mouth, and hesitated several times on his face.
Zuan stared at him, never expecting that he would become a tyrant in history books. He didn't know why King Zhou of Shang in history would do such a cruel thing, but he had a reason to do so: to get justice for his lovely sister.
Ji Chang sighed, finally made up his mind, and ate the meat pie bite by bite. Then, he couldn't hold back any longer and ran to the side to vomit violently.
Zu An sneered, "What, does it not suit the taste of the Marquis of Xibo? This meat was just killed and is very fresh."
Ji Chang: "..."
He took a deep breath and said, "The cakes bestowed by the King are delicious, but I am feeling a little unwell..."
Before he could finish collecting them, Zu'an interrupted him, saying, "Since they're delicious, let's eat a few more."
Ji Chang: "..."
Ji Chang's anger level has increased by 999!
Even with his composure, he couldn't help but get angry. However, he remembered his mission. As long as he could escape this calamity, he would definitely take revenge on the Shang Kingdom in the future and tear this tyrant and the witch to pieces. What did temporary honor and disgrace matter?
So he ate all the meat pies in front of him without any expression: "Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty."
Zuan looked at him: "Do you know what kind of meat this meat pie is made of?"
Ji Chang's heart skipped a beat: "I don't know, and I don't want to know."
Zu'an said coldly, "Do you think that by eating these cakes as I wish, I will mistakenly believe that you have completely submitted to me? And then I will let you go back to Xiqi to endure hardship and bide your time, and then destroy our Great Shang in the future?"
Ji Chang was secretly alarmed when he heard Ji Chang say, "You will pay for the deaths of the Sancai pottery tenfold!"
"Guards, execute the Marquis of Xibo by dismemberment!"
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